Serious Young Woman in Front of Linsey Woolsey Textile, Antique RPPC nesting boxes to whom the French seller

to whom the French seller of this print pointed me

who most definitely seems capable of holding any door in place

) I understand from the seller that this was found in a 1840's book in the attic of a very old estate--I love the image of that discovery

There is some light scratching and aging around the edge of the bevelled glass--minor

Serious Young Woman in Front of Linsey Woolsey Textile, Antique RPPC nesting boxes to whom the French sellerThis is one of my new favorite photographic portraits ever, including for the fact that this young woman keeps reminding me of a young Chloe Sevigny, which makes me think of the subject here, in her white dress, white stockings, big bow, and unsmiling expression, as something of a style icon too. But the framing is also a big part of what makes it great, with a checkerboard patterned linsey woolsey weaving stretched behind her almost like an op art